Turkey signs deal for 109 Sikorsky S-70s
Turkey has finally signed a contract with Sikorsky for 109
examples of its S-70 Black Hawk utility helicopter worth
around $3.5 billion, putting an end to three years of
protracted negotiations.
examples of its S-70 Black Hawk utility helicopter worth
around $3.5 billion, putting an end to three years of
protracted negotiations.
The US manufacturer in 2011 was named as the
referred bidder for Ankara's Turkish Utility Helicopter
Project to renew the rotorcraft fleets of the country's
armed forces, police and forest service. The international
version of the S-70 beat off competition from AgustaWestland's
AW149 to win the order.
referred bidder for Ankara's Turkish Utility Helicopter
Project to renew the rotorcraft fleets of the country's
armed forces, police and forest service. The international
version of the S-70 beat off competition from AgustaWestland's
AW149 to win the order.
To be designated the T-70, under the terms of the contract the
helicopters will be produced locally by Turkish Aerospace
Industries with deliveries starting in 2018. Other indigenous
manufacturers involved in the programme are Aselsan -
which will produce a Turkish-designed avionics suite - and
Alp Aviation - which will manufacture gearbox and other dynamic
components.
helicopters will be produced locally by Turkish Aerospace
Industries with deliveries starting in 2018. Other indigenous
manufacturers involved in the programme are Aselsan -
which will produce a Turkish-designed avionics suite - and
Alp Aviation - which will manufacture gearbox and other dynamic
components.
Production of the type's General Electric T700 turboshafts will
also be localised through Eskisehir-based TEI. In all, work
worth some $1.4 billion will go to Turkish firms.
also be localised through Eskisehir-based TEI. In all, work
worth some $1.4 billion will go to Turkish firms.
Speaking at a Heli-Expo convention press conference on 25
February, Sikorsky chief executive Mick Maurer said that TAI will
help the company market the aircraft among allies of Turkey
that have a weaker relationship with the US govenment.
February, Sikorsky chief executive Mick Maurer said that TAI will
help the company market the aircraft among allies of Turkey
that have a weaker relationship with the US govenment.
In return, TAI also will servce as a second source on major
components in Sikorsky's global supply chain for the S-70, he says.
components in Sikorsky's global supply chain for the S-70, he says.
"They will be able to produce almost everything on the Black
Hawk," Maurer says. "We've already prenegotiated and agreed on
certain quantities."
Hawk," Maurer says. "We've already prenegotiated and agreed on
certain quantities."
The T-70 facility in Turkey will supplement existing production
lines for the S-70i in Poland and the USA, Maurer says. The
initial contract specifies that TAI will produce 109 S-70i models for
Sikorsky, alongside the 109 T-70s.
lines for the S-70i in Poland and the USA, Maurer says. The
initial contract specifies that TAI will produce 109 S-70i models for
Sikorsky, alongside the 109 T-70s.
In all, the Turkish firm will be licensed to produce up to 600
helicopters - including those for its own forces - for sale on the
international market.
helicopters - including those for its own forces - for sale on the
international market.
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